Institution launches ‘Operation Diary: The Founding Generation’ to mark Israel’s 75th anniversary

Incident occurs on eve of Memorial Day; police say suspect’s application to be recognized as an injured veteran was rejected in 2012; hospital says he was lightly hurt

Israel tries to avoid crisis with Amman after lawmaker arrested trying to bring guns into country, but pledges he will see justice; Jordan’s ambassador meeting with MP in custody

Military says suspect ‘spotted fleeing the scene’ in Aqabat Jaber refugee camp; 20-year-old thought to be affiliated with Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade terror group

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir (Otzma Yehudit) and Jerusalem Minister Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism) on Sunday night held an extensive work meeting focused on the preparations by police and firefighters ahead of Lag Ba’omer celebrations in Meron. Participating in the meeting were Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai, the police’s Northern District commander, Border Police

As a delegate to the World Zionist Congress, I entered the halls of Jerusalem with hope and enthusiasm. I looked forward to engaging in healthy and constructive discussions on pressing issues that affect Israel and Zionism. Little did I know that I would soon find myself caught in the crossfire of a divisive and unproductive

Next Week, a delegation of Jews from around the world is expected to arrive in Israel for a special tour of Judea and Samaria, to observe and follow the development of Jewish settlement in Israel. The tour will place special emphasis on visits to settlements and new outposts in Judea and Samaria, as well as

Anti-judicial overhaul activists reach out to participants at the North American Jewish confab: ‘We are fighting our most critical crisis since 1948’

Eran Azoulay, 46, ordered to pay compensation to family of Barak Houry, killed in 2021; defense lawyer raps tradition of holy day biking, says child shouldn’t have been on highway

Professional and amateur ‘shadchanim’ attend conference billed as first of its kind, while debating best practices on how to help others find their ‘bashert’

Editor David Horovitz weighs in on Isaac Herzog’s Voice of the People initiative and we hear excerpts of his GA speech; Ops&Blogs editor Miriam Herschlag presents ToI’s ‘That Song’

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) revealed Israel’s population data Monday, ahead of the country’s 75th Independence Day. Israel’s population is now 9,727,000, including 7,145,000 Jews (73.5% of the total), 2,048,000 Arabs (21.0%), and 534,000 others (5.5%). Since Israel”s previous Independence Day, Israel’s population has grown by 216,000 people (a growth of 2.3%). During this

The IDF is currently completing training and preparations for the Israeli Air Force national flyover that will take place on Wednesday, April 26 2023, during the State of Israel”s 75th Independence Day. For the first time in 25 years, 11 fighter jets from foreign air forces, including those of the U.S., United Kingdom, Italy, and

Disruption feared at events for 24,213 fallen troops and 4,255 terror victims, as some ministers cancel; bereaved relatives to stay away; Bennett: ‘Focus only on families’ pain’

Israel”s Shin Bet security agency has launched an investigation into the attempted smuggling of hundreds of firearms into Israel by a Jordanian lawmaker. On Sunday, Jordanian MP Imad al-Adwan was arrested at the Allenby Crossing on Israel”s eastern border, after he crossed the King Hussein Bridge and was attempting to enter Israel on his parliamentary

As every year, MDA will be commemorating Yom Hazikaron – Memorial Day for soldiers who fell in Israel’s wars, and the victims of terror. MDA representatives will participate in ceremonies and will place wreaths on the graves of the 139 fallen sons and daughters of Magen David Adom in cemeteries throughout the country. In the

MK Avigdor Liberman, who heads the Yisrael Beytenu party, has called to respect Israel’s Memorial Day and leave it free of politics. “We are standing at the start of very important days for the State of Israel and Israeli society,” he wrote on Twitter. “This evening will start Memorial Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers and

For about a month, even non-Israelis can stream 75 classic films from the collection that are usually blocked outside of Israel, with both English and Hebrew subtitles

Several people ousted from General Assembly in Tel Aviv; panelist accuses far-right MK of ‘crushing Israeli democracy and Diaspora relations’ with judicial overhaul, gets ovation

The condition of kabbalist Rabbi David Batzri, 81, has deteriorated. Rabbi Batzri was hospitalized at Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in very serious condition. On Monday morning, Shas chief MK Aryeh Deri arrived at the hospital to visit Rabbi Batzri, together with Hadassah Director-General Professor Yoram Weiss and ICU head Professor Dr. Vernon Van Heerden,

IDF soldiers on Sunday night apprehended six wanted suspects in the city of Nablus and in the town of Beita. During the activities, suspects hurled explosive devices and blocks and shot live fire at the soldiers, causing damage to an IDF vehicle. The soldiers responded with riot dispersal means. IDF soldiers also apprehended four additional

Jury selection to start as prosecutors seek harshest penalty for truck driver Robert G. Bowers over the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history

Senior figures in Israel’s coalition have claimed that in addition to the Basic Law: Torah Learning, the Draft Law also cannot be passed in the near future, Kan Reshet Bet reported Monday morning. According to the report, the reason presented is the general atmosphere in Israel. According to the sources, the legislation should be delayed

Chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, MK Simcha Rothman participated Monday morning in the General Assembly event by the Jewish Federations. On the panel with Rothman were Prof. Yohanan Plesner, Avi Mayer and Alex Reif, discussing the definition of the Jewish identity and the “grandchild clause” in the Law of Return. Rothman

A Sunday program in Gush Etzion, part of the program of events marking 80 years since the establishment of bloc, highlighted the area’s history and included various educational activities. During the event, students reached new heights learning about the history of Gush Etzion, and went on extensive tours of Herodian National Park and Mukhtar”s lookout

Assailants burst into apartment and open fire on victim, a resident of Holon; partner who was in same room is uninjured in attack

Aides say Florida governor is working ‘at warp speed’ to finish necessary legislation before announcing long-awaited presidential run; but some fear wait may have been too long

Arabs who attacked a Jewish family visiting the Western Wall have agreed to a plea bargain which significantly reduces their sentences. Last month, the court approved a plea bargain for two Arabs who attacked a Jewish family returning from Selichot prayers at the Western Wall in 2017. As part of the plea bargain, one of

In a study conducted at Tel Aviv University the protein CKAP5 (cytoskeleton-associated protein) was used for the first time as a therapeutic target for RNA-based nanodrugs. After identifying a genetically unstable mutation resistant to both chemotherapy and immunotherapy in the tissues of ovarian cancer, the researchers targeted these cells with lipid nanoparticles containing RNA for

The Eretz HaKodesh party of the World Zionist Organization was founded to fight for Torah values in the Holy Land, and that battle was on full display on Thursday in the plenary session of the World Zionist Congress. For the first time in history, the Reform and leftist movements who sought to pass resolutions against

Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaKohen Kook, Israel”s first Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi, was a master of all facets of Torah, from Halakhah to Kabbalah. In addition he was a great visionary. While he didn”t live to witness the establishment of Medinat Yisrael, he wrote that the future State of Israel would become the vehicle to return the

Boy, 17, with nonverbal autism is only kippah-wearing student at Las Vegas school; mom pulls him from institution, doesn’t trust version of events by staffer tasked with aiding him

A 22-year-old man was shot dead Sunday night in the central city of Rishon Lezion. It is suspected that armed assailants shot him as he sat in the living room of a fourth-floor apartment in the city. Police are investigating. Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic Yael Ankonina said, “When we arrived we saw a youth

Tanya/ Iggeres Ha”Kodesh – The Holy Epistle, Epistle 5, Class 7 tanyaonline.com/?p=1928 ____ However, after the creation of man “to work it&hellip,”53 his lifelong task being to draw down to this world a flow of Divine energy by means of an “arousal from below,” i.e., by means of his own spiritual labors, אַךְ אַחַר בְּרִיאַת

This past Shabbat’s Torah reading, Tazria, deals with the birth of new life and therefore it’s worthy to understand what kind of world is the child entering: how grand, personal and wondrous is it? By analyzing a well-known question, perhaps we can reach an answer. The question is asked, how the Mishnaic (Sanhedrin 4:5) statement,

Israel’s sunny but chilly weather will warm on Israel’s Independence Day, forecasters predict. Monday will be partly cloudy or clear, with a slight drop in temperatures. During the evening hours, it will be pleasant and slightly chilly in the mountains. Tuesday, Memorial Day, will be partly cloudy or clear, with an additional drop in temperatures.

Koren, who died this month at 87, published well over 1,000 instantly recognizable cartoons in The New Yorker magazine over a six-decade career

Ra”am Party chairman MK Mansour Abbas told i24NEWS in an interview that violence should be discarded and condemned “in all its manifestations” for Jews and Arabs to have a common future as neighbors. “We think that this demand is a compulsory for all of us, and we should push the violence in all of its

A new drama on Netflix centered on a haredi Orthodox family that runs a business in Antwerp”s famed diamond district hit the platform on Friday and is drawing comparisons to the hit Israeli series “Shtisel.” “Rough Diamonds,” a joint production from Israel”s Keshet International and Belgium”s De Mensen, follows the Wolfson family as it navigates

Netanyahu confidants said to be in talks with ultra-Orthodox parties to convince Haredi communities to participate in protest, says Israeli TV

Rabbi David Fendel, the Rosh Yeshiva of the Hesder Yeshiva of Sderot spent this past Shabbat in Atlantic Beach. He has helped develop Sderot into a thriving and bustling metropolis these past 30 years. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are graduates of Rabbi Fendel”s Yeshiva. He has over 2000 alumni. He is a remarkable and

Britain’s Labour Party has suspended high-profile lawmaker Diane Abbott over a letter she wrote in which she said the prejudice experienced by Jewish people was similar to, but not the same as, racism, Reuters reported. Abbott was responding to a writer’s claims that Irish, Jewish and Traveller people suffered racism. She said that their experiences

In ToI interview, Eli Cohen talks up Israel’s recent diplomatic achievements, defends Azerbaijan arms sales, and says he wants another year in office despite deal with Israel Katz

MK Matan Kahana (National Unity Party) spoke to Israel National News on Sunday and commented on the request of bereaved families that government ministers not attend ceremonies in cemeteries on Memorial Day, in wake of the recent political controversy. “Who am I to criticize bereaved families? I think these ceremonies should be statesmanlike. For 74

A suspect has been arrested in last week’s stabbing attack at a gym in the western German city of Duisburg in which four people were seriously wounded, authorities said Sunday, according to The Associated Press. The man, a 26-year-old Syrian citizen, was arrested shortly after midnight, police and prosecutors said in a statement. He is

Loudest cheers at JFNA General Assembly go to anti-government demonstrators rallied outside convention center’s gates in Jerusalem

The adaptation of the 1986 movie about a family of Russian-Jewish mice to move to America will run at the Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis from April 25 through June 18

The Israel Air Force flyover, which will take place in honor of Israel”s 75th Independence Day, signifies unity between the communities in Judea and Samaria and the IDF. Last year, after a lengthy battle by the Torat Lehima organization, the flyover passed over the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron for the first time, and

UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports artillery fire by Israeli forces into area near Quneitra, known as base for affiliates of Lebanese terror group, Iran

Government’s planned overhaul of judiciary has split the nation so deeply that the rift is sometimes felt even within families